Kings Waive Richards

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(11/27/14)Mike Richards tallied his first game-winning goal of the season in Wednesday's victory over the Wild.

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(11/2/14)Mike Richards scored a power play goal in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

01/27/2015 13:17Kings' Richards Clears Waivers
Richards cleared waivers on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reports.In the absence of a trade, Richards -- who carries a salary cap hit of $5.75 million for the next five seasons -- thus appears on track to head to AHL Manchester to work on his game.

01/26/2015 12:39Kings Waive Richards
The Kings have placed Richards on waivers, TSN.ca reports.Other NHL teams have 24 hours in which to place a claim on Richards, who carries a salary cap hit of $5.75 million for the next seasons. Per the report, if Richards -- who has recorded 15 points in 47 games for the Kings to date -- goes unclaimed, he would then be assigned to AHL Manchester.

Mike Richards salvaged a pretty disappointing regular season (11 goals and 30 assists in 82 games) by doing just enough damage on the power play (four goals and eight assists) to keep his contributions respectable. Still, it was a step back for the former 30-goal scorer. He was shuffled down to the team's fourth line and there were rumors he would be bought out by the Kings in the offseason. The Kings didn't do that, but he needs to prove his worth. And that may prove difficult with Marion Gaborik and youngsters Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffolli grabbing top-six minutes. (Updated 8/13/14)